Life Marks: Deceived!!! We all hate to be deceived. We hate to be lied to, and if we buy into the lie and later discover that we have been deceived, we wonder how in the world it happened. It happens when we trustingly hand someone our credit card, who then,

Life Marks: Beware!!! Remember the night in which Jesus was betrayed by Judas and then brought before the Jewish high court for interrogation and ultimately sentencing? It was a chilly evening, and while Peter warmed himself by the fire that others had prepared, people began to identify him as one of

Life Marks: Exposing the Big Liar Last week we were introduced to the devil who will fight us tooth and nail every step of the way as we move forward in living out our Christian lives. For some of you who may be questioning the existence of the devil, I

Life Marks: Renewing our Minds Repentance and Faith (previously considered) form the twin foundation stones for the Christian life. Without them, there can be no genuine Christian, and no genuine Christian life. Why is that? It’s simply because Repentance and Faith open the door for the transformation of the heart.

Life Marks: Invitation or Command? Although you may not remember all of them, we’ve all heard of the “Ten Commandments” that God gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai about 3,500 years ago. There are a lot of “don’ts” in the list, such as “don’t have any other gods but the

Life Marks:  “More than a Virtue” Because of the amount of time that has elapsed, a quick review about what we have covered so far in looking at love seems not only appropriate, but important. In Blog #15, we discovered that genuine love is both unconditional and sacrificial, and we